Working and Playing With Nature
May 11, 2022 2:38 pmIn an era where small gardens are the norm and our footprint has an impact on the planet, there isRead More...
In an era where small gardens are the norm and our footprint has an impact on the planet, there isRead More...
Lees in Afrikaans Gardens around the globe are shrinking in size, necessitating the planting of smaller trees and shrubs toRead More...
The natural habitat of the beautiful forest lily (Veltheimia bracteata) is the forests and coastal thickets of the Eastern Cape.Read More...
In a small garden, you may need only one of these shrubs to screen off your neighbour, the dog’s kennelRead More...
Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine Trachelospermum Jasminoides is an exceptional cultivar that is not grown for its flowers but rather forRead More...
Creeping Mazus Creeping Mazus is a mat-forming plant with lance-shaped, light green leaves. It produces small, lobelia-like flowers in eitherRead More...
The cosmopolitan family Melastomataceae is a very large group of more than 3 000 species of perennials, climbers, shrubs andRead More...
Wild Nemesia The Wild Nemesia is not a true ground cover, but so worth having especially in small sunny gardens.Read More...
A Square foot garden is a new way of growing more in less space. A hardware store will have everythingRead More...
Syzygium Paniculatum is a well-known garden shrub with a multitude of uses. It is evergreen, has dense foliage, and grows rapidlyRead More...
Wild Pear Dombeya Rotundifolia, one of the most attractive and reliable of the indigenous trees suitable for suburban gardens, hasRead More...
Even in a small garden there is space for at least one small tree. Like climbers, designer trees help toRead More...
Isn’t it strange how some flowers just go out of fashion, for no good reason? That’s been the fate ofRead More...
Ponds have a wonderful ability to create an illusion of space. If you have a small garden place a pondRead More...
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo For Autumn colour there is nothing to beat Nandina Domestica and its cousins. The lacy leaves changeRead More...
Pompom Tree The slender Pompom Tree is the perfect size for a small townhouse garden. It has a rounded crown,Read More...
